USGS Tidal Network Monitoring Elevated Water Levels Off Hampton Roads
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Release Date: September 22, 2017 To learn more about USGS` role providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Jose, visit the USGS Hurricane Jose page at https://www.usgs.gov/jose. Jim Duda, USGS hydrologic technician, installs a Rapid-Deployment Gauge near the Elizabeth River in Norfolk, Virginia, to monitor elevated water levels caused by Hurricane Jose. An RDG is a fully functional streamgage designed to be quickly deployed for real-time data monitoring of a stream or river in emergency situations. This temporary RDG was installed to bolster the existing tide gauge network already in place in the Hampton Roads area and to monitor an area...